tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793402468251345040.post4343534020559904672..comments2012-03-04T16:01:41.683-08:00Comments on Amy Machelle - Diary of an Author: Old Friends, Good Times, & Lessons LearnedAmy Machellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729483904043346012noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793402468251345040.post-56876110467213159942011-06-24T22:12:30.844-07:002011-06-24T22:12:30.844-07:00that should have said, "when I had a problem....that should have said, "when I had a problem."Amy Machellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729483904043346012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793402468251345040.post-64301344766482615392011-06-24T22:07:39.867-07:002011-06-24T22:07:39.867-07:00Hmmm…. Were there any other special assignments? I...Hmmm…. Were there any other special assignments? I distinctly remember a scrapbook that I still have somewhere. We were to write one page essays answering, in detail, questions that the teacher gave us. Ex: What is your earliest memory and why is it special? Who is your best friend and why? What is currently your favorite song and why does it have special meaning for you? Tell me about your first love. Who is your favorite author and why? What is your favorite poem and why? There were lots of questions, at least ten, if not more. Then, we compiled these in a scrapbook with pictures and other memorabilia. It’s funny, because during our lunch, our teacher mentioned this assignment and one of my friends who was eating lunch with us. (She’ll die if she reads this, but I won’t mention names. I just have to share it.) My teacher said she learned so much about us through those scrapbooks - more than she really wanted to know. She mentioned my friend and said she remembered that she had written a one page essay about her favorite pair of thongs in response to the question, “What is your favorite item?” That just cracks me up! <br /><br />Let’s see…the only other thing that stands out is the culminating presentation to the 1969 journal that I mentioned in my blog. We all had to dress as our character and do a little presentation in front of the class. I dressed as a hippie and acted psychotic. I totally freaked my classmates out, and it was awesome! lol<br /><br />To answer your other question, I had a VERY special relationship with this teacher. She was like a second mother to me and she will ALWAYS hold a special place in my heart. She was the kind of teacher I’d meet early at school to talk to when I a problem.<br /><br />Finally, it’s pronounced “Michelle.” :)<br /><br />Thanks so much for the comment. I’m glad you enjoyed the post.Amy Machellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729483904043346012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793402468251345040.post-20421145848727502982011-06-24T21:17:58.800-07:002011-06-24T21:17:58.800-07:00OMG, OMG, OMG, EEEEEEEEP!
Sorry. It's just t...OMG, OMG, OMG, EEEEEEEEP! <br /><br />Sorry. It's just that I love hearing about special bonds between students and their teachers. :) Then I know I'm not the only one out there. Anyway, I LOVE this assignment your teacher set up. I think I'm going to try it! Do you know if she gave any other assignments? (Now I'm wishing I had HER as a teacher! Not that I wanna be ten years older than I am. . .) <br />Isn't it great when you learn something from someone. . .especially when it helps you later on? <br /><br />What was this teacher like, by the way? Was she REALLY close to you or . . .did you just love her for the assignments she created or did she help you in other things?<br /><br />To answer your question, when I was in middle school, I had a teacher who taught me many things. I don't remember it right now but I do know she has strengthened me as a writer. It was great being her student! <br /><br />By the way, I have a totally unrelated-to-this-subject question: How do you pronounce your last name?Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15414830378257678793noreply@blogger.com